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Sacramento, Calif. – Today, the Sacramento Kings announced that Golden 1 Center will offer the world’s most connected indoor sports and entertainment venue as the result of a new multi-year agreement with Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA).

Comcast Business, the business services unit of Comcast, will deliver a connectivity platform with unparalleled bandwidth by installing fully redundant transport facilities and two 100 gigabit Ethernet dedicated Internet circuits. The services will provide the back end infrastructure enabling the team to provide free Wi-Fi for fans, power the Kings mobile app, and supply cloud-based voice and unified communications services for team members at the arena and at the team’s corporate offices. As a result, the Internet connection at Golden 1 Center, as well as the public plaza and Downtown Commons (DOCO), will be over 17,000 times faster than the average home Internet connection, with the ability to handle more than 225,000 Instagram photo posts per second. 

“The best fans in the world deserve the most connected arena in the world,” said Kings President Chris Granger. “Our partnership with Comcast enables fans and visitors to share their experiences and connect online seamlessly. It also ensures that Golden 1 Center, the public plaza and DOCO’s connectivity will remain well above industry standards, even as consumer technology improves.”

In addition, Comcast Business will provide the in-house video feed to all television monitors throughout Golden 1 Center, allowing patrons to access ancillary programming while attending concerts and other events at the arena. The agreement continues an existing partnership that includes a long-term broadcast partnership with Comcast SportsNet California.

“We’re pleased to extend Comcast’s ever-evolving partnership with the Sacramento Kings and honored that Comcast Business will allow the fervent fans at Golden 1 Center to experience a live event in innovative and exciting ways, from ubiquitous Wi-Fi to advanced mobile applications and rich video content,” said Comcast’s Regional Vice President of Business Services for California Ted Girdner. “This agreement is representative of how Comcast can deliver reliable, high-capacity Internet connectivity for fans, media and arena team members while supporting various multimedia initiatives by deploying our full suite of consumer and business products.”

Comcast SportsNet California is the exclusive local television home of Sacramento Kings basketball and airs nearly 500 hours of Kings-related programming each year, including 80 2015-16 regular-season games, Kings Pregame Live and Kings Postgame Live, as well as Kings Central, Kings Draft Central, Kings Preview and Kings Season Review. In addition, CSN California will stage Kings Pregame Live and Kings Postgame Live at Golden 1 Center for select games.

Golden 1 Center and DOCO will serve as a major catalyst for development throughout the Sacramento region. Providing high-speed connectivity further reflects Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadivé’s “NBA 3.0” philosophy, which is focused on utilizing cutting-edge technology to enhance the fan experience, acting as a positive agent of change in the community and expanding the team’s and Sacramento region’s global brand.

For more information, visit www.Golden1Center.com and www.DOCOSacramento.com.

About Comcast Corporation: Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television production operations, television station groups, Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

About Comcast Business: Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, provides advanced communication solutions to help organizations of all sizes meet their business objectives. Through a next-generation network that is backed by 24/7 technical support, Comcast delivers Business Internet, Ethernet, TV and a full portfolio of Voice services for cost-effective, simplified communications management. For more information, visit www.Business.Comcast.com.

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Sacramento Kings and Comcast Partner to Offer World’s Most Connected Indoor Sports and Entertainment Venue

Sacramento, Calif. – Today, the Sacramento Kings released a new report detailing how its multi-million dollar investment in downtown Sacramento continues to create dynamic economic growth in the region. Golden 1 Center is a world-class entertainment and sports center scheduled to open fall of 2016, and Downtown Commons (DOCO) is an adjacent mixed-use project featuring unique retail, restaurants and entertainment scheduled to open in early 2017.

The new data provides an economic update outlining local investment, job creation and business growth:

Golden 1 Center and its surrounding development, called Downtown Commons, is one of the significant steps the Kings are taking to become the premier global franchise of the 21st century. Under Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadivé’s leadership, the team is carrying out his NBA 3.0 philosophy, based on the principles of using cutting-edge technology to connect fans and enhance the fan experience, bringing basketball to fans all over the globe, and transforming how it impacts our communities.

“From the start, we committed to the community that this project would be bigger than basketball,” said Ranadivé. “We’re proud to work with local businesses and workers to build a world-class sports and entertainment destination, and together, our efforts are helping drive significant economic growth across the Sacramento region.”

The report was released in conjunction with Ranadivé’s keynote at Region Rising, an inaugural conference discussing the challenges and opportunities facing the Sacramento region’s future.

A 2014 third-party analysis estimated that the combined economic impact of the downtown arena and adjacent development will generate 4,000 permanent jobs and $11.5 billion in economic activity for the Sacramento region over the expected 35-year lifespan. Golden 1 Center will also help attract 1.6 million new visitors to downtown Sacramento each year, which is expected to help generate more than $8.5 million in sales tax and approximately $867,000 in transient occupancy taxes each year.

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Sacramento Kings Downtown Investment Continues to Drive Economic Growth Throughout the Region

Sacramento, Calif. – Today, the Sacramento Kings announced a new partnership with Advantel Networks, a premier technology solutions provider. Advantel Networks will serve as the overall systems integrator for the Sacramento Kings, Golden 1 Center and Downtown Commons (DOCO). Golden 1 Center will seat up to 17,500 fans on game nights, and DOCO includes up to 1.5 million square feet of development including 475,000 square feet of office space, 350,000 square feet of retail, a 250-room hotel and 500,000 square feet of residential units.

Advantel Networks will be the exclusive partner to deliver Golden 1 Center with hyper-converged technology solutions, including wired and wireless systems, data security, unified communications and collaboration, data center, structured cabling, Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and compute solutions.

“We’re committed to having next-generation technology at the heart of Golden 1 Center,” said Kings President Chris Granger. “Our arena will be home to second-to-none technology designed to enhance the fan experience throughout the arena and beyond. Advantel will play an instrumental role in that experience.”

Advantel Networks will also be the presenting partner of the new data and digital command center that drives Golden 1 Center’s innovative solutions. This first-of-a-kind command center will analyze data in real-time to provide fans access to shorter food and beverage lines, unique video feeds, in-game statistics and analysis.

“We’re thrilled to partner with the Sacramento Kings and provide them with the technology solutions and complete system integration for Golden 1 Center,” said Advantel Networks President and CEO, Dan Ferguson. “The Kings are raising the bar for their fans by seamlessly integrating many technologies never done before at this scale. We are very excited to be part of it!”

In the coming weeks, the Kings will announce additional Golden 1 Center technology hardware partnerships with more industry innovators.

Providing next-generation technology further reflects Kings Owner and Chairman Vivek Ranadivé’s “NBA 3.0” philosophy, which focuses on utilizing cutting-edge technology to enhance the fan experience, acting as a positive agent of change in the community and expanding the team’s and the Sacramento region’s global brand.

For more information, visit www.Golden1Center.com.

About Advantel Networks: AdvanTel Networks is a premier technology solutions provider; designing, implementing and maintaining solutions for customers worldwide. From its regional offices across the U.S., Advantel Networks has built a solid reputation for over 30 years as a customer service oriented company for SMB to Fortune 100 enterprises. The company’s expert engineers are prepared to help your organization move to the next level with Network Security, Data Centers, Storage and Virtualization, Unified Communications, Contact Centers, Cloud, and Managed Services solutions. For more information, visit: www.advantel.com.

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